Non-refillable bottle.



No. 747,826. I PATENTED DEC. 22, 1903.

' I z. WISEMAN.

I NON-RBPILLABLE BOTTLE.

- APPLICATION FILED HA1 1, 1903. I0 IODBL. I 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Z. YE /66mm Q Vitmzowo UNITED STATES Patented December 22, 1903.

PATE T OFFICE.

ZAGHARIAH WISEMAN, OF REDSTAR, WEST VIRGINIA.

N O N REFI LLAB'LE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of L etters Patent No. 747,826, datedDecember 22, 1903.

" Application filed ma 1, 1903. Serial No. 155.195. (No model-3 T0 (11whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,ZAOHARIAH WISEMAN, a

citizen of the United States, residingat Redstar, in the county ofFayette and State of West Virginia, have invented a new and usefulNon-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a non-refillable bottle or receptacle,the object beingto provide a cheap and simple construction of bottle or receptacle whichcan be employed for holding liquid of any kind and which can bewithdrawn or forced from the bottle or receptacle, as desired, and whenonce emptied cannot be refilled, thereby preventing the sale of acounterfeit under the genuine label and from the original bottle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a non-refillable bottle orreceptacle which can be emptied from either the upper or lower end, asdesired.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel featuresof construction, combination, or arrangement,all of which will be fullydescribed hereinafter and pointed out in the claims. 7

In the drawings forming partof this specification, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a non-refillable bottle constructed inaccordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig.3isahorizo'n-" tal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is averticalsectional view showing a very slight modification. Fig. 5 is adetail perspective View of the diaphragm arranged adjacent the lower endof the bottle. Fig. 6 is a detail view illustrating said lower end. Fig.7 is an inverted perspective view, partly in section and showing thelower end of the stop- Fig. 8 is a detail perspec-.

per or plunger. tive View of the diaphragm adapted to be arranged inconnection with the lower end of the stopper; Figs. 9 and 10V are detailperspective views of the Valve. Fig. 11 is a view illustrating the'endsof the metallic packingring.

Incarrying out my invention I employ 'a cylindrical-shaped bottle orreceptacle A, the interior of which is formed with a series ofratchet-faced annular projections or corrugations A. The bottleorreceptacle A is open at the upper eud,and fitting in said open end isthe stopper or plungerB, said stopper or plunger having an annulargroove B produced adjacent itslower end'and inwhich I fitsthepacking-ring C, of rubber, leather,-or

other suitable material, and ashort distance above the groove B isanother ann ular groove B in which fits the metallic packing and lookingring D, said ring being adapted to engage the ratchet-faced projectionsor corrugations and lock the stopper or flange against upward movement.One end of the ring D is slotted, as shown at D, and the other endcarries a pin which works in the ,said slot, said ends being reduced, asshown at D and overlapping each other. The ring D is of spring metal,and consequently will yield as the stopper or plunger is forceddownwardly, aud the moment the said ring is past the projection orcorrugation its elasticity will cause it to spring out, engaging thelower faceof the projectiom and thereby locking the stopper or plungeragainstupward movement.

It will of course be understood that the bottle or receptacle is filledwith liquidbefore the stopper orplunger is inserted in the upper end.

Ihave devised two methods of removing the liquid from the bottle orreceptacle, and in one the said liquid is forced through the bottom ofthe receptacle, as shown in-Fig. 2', while in the other the liquid isforced through the upper end of the stopper or plunger, and in bothcases the emptying operation is accomplished by forcing the stopper orplunger telescopically into the bottle or receptacle.

In the construction shown in Fig. 2 the bottom of the bottle orreceptacle is formed with a central boss E, and a plurality of passagesF extend entirely through the bottom and said boss. A diaphragm G issecured within the bottle or receptacle adjacent the lower end, saiddiaphragm resting upon the annular shoulder G and held in positionagainst upward movement by means of the inwardlyprojecting lugs G thediaphragm being notched, as shown at G in order to pass over" saidprojections or lugs and after being seated upon the shoulder B it isgiven a partial turn,

IOO

H, said valve being held in position against the seat by means of aspiral spring I, which surrounds the boss E and also the stem of thevalve. In order to remove the liquid from the bottle or receptacle, itis only necessary to force the stopper or plunger downwardly into thebottle or receptacle, and the pressure upon. the liquid causes the valveto open and the liquid passes downwardly through the diaphragm and outthrough the passages F. In this manner the entire contents of the bottleor receptacle can be removed, and during such removal the stopper orplunger will be forced entirely down into the bottle or receptacle andthe locking spring-ring engaging the corrugated face of the bottle orreceptacle will securely hold the stopper or plug within the bottle orreceptacle, and consequently prevent its removal and also the refillingof the bottle.

In the construction shown in Fig. 4 the stopper or plunger K is providedwith the packing and locking rings exactly the same as the stopper orplunger B. The stopper K, however, has a central chamber K produced inthe lower end thereof and from which leads the passage L, which extendsto the upper end of the stopper or plunger and terminates in a series ofsmall apertures L. Adiaphragm M, similar in construction to thediaphragm G, is secured in the lower end of the stopper or plunger K andcarries a valve N, said valve being held to its seat by means of aspiral spring 0. In this construction when the plunger or stopper isforced downwardly the valve N opens upwardly and the liquid passes upthrough the passage L out through the apertures L. The locking operationis identically the same, and when the bottle has been emptied it will beimpossible to refill it.

It will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly cheap, simple, andefficient construction of non-refillable bottle or receptacleand onewhich can be made to empty from either the upper or lower end, aspreferred.

Having thus" fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. A non-refillable bottlecomprising a bottle and a stopper adapted to be forced into the saidbottle or receptacle, said stopper carrying means for looking it in thebottle and a valve adapted to be opened as the stopper is forced inward.

2. A non-refillable bottle comprising a bottle having interiorprojections, a stopper provided with packing and locking rings, adiaphragm having a central opening and valveseat and a valve adapted tonormally close the said central opening, said valve being open as thestopper is forced into the bottle, as set forth.

3. The combination with a bottle having interior projections, astopperhaving packing and locking rings, and adapted to telescope into thebottle, a diaphragm having a central opening and valve-seat, togetherwith means for holding said diaphragm in place, a valve adapted tonormally close the said central opening, a spring for holding said valvein place, as specified.

4. The combination with a bottle having interior projections, a stopperhaving packing and locking rings, a diaphragm arranged adjacent thebottom of the bottle, a valve and a spring for holding said valveseated, a boss arranged upon the bottom of the bottle, said boss havinga plurality of outlet-passages extending therethrough, substantially asdescribed.

ZAOHARIAI-I WISEMAN.

ito esses:

CHAS. E. BROOK, GLARnNoE SHAW.

